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Empress Brilliant female - side view, Tatama National Park, Colombia It took me way too long to realize that this is the exact same species (and individual) as this:<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/55157/empress_brilliant_female_tatama_national_park_colombia.html" title="Empress Brilliant female, Tatama National Park, Colombia"><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/2/55157_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1759968010&Signature=MKR7ZGcC4Q63CZnk5lXKoaMc7%2FY%3D" width="136" height="152" alt="Empress Brilliant female, Tatama National Park, Colombia Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Choc&oacute;,Colombia,Colombia Choco &amp; Pacific region,Empress brilliant,Fall,Geotagged,Heliodoxa imperatrix,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatam&aacute; National Park,World" /></a></figure><br /> Just to show how the angle of light can make a big difference for some species of hummingbird. Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Empress brilliant,Heliodoxa imperatrix,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World Click/tap to enlarge

Empress Brilliant female - side view, Tatama National Park, Colombia

It took me way too long to realize that this is the exact same species (and individual) as this:

Empress Brilliant female, Tatama National Park, Colombia Cerro Montezuma,Choco,Chocó,Colombia,Colombia Choco & Pacific region,Empress brilliant,Fall,Geotagged,Heliodoxa imperatrix,Montezuma,South America,Tatama National Park,Tatamá National Park,World

Just to show how the angle of light can make a big difference for some species of hummingbird.

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The Empress brilliant

The empress brilliant is a species of hummingbird in the Trochilidae family. It is found in Colombia and Ecuador. Its natural habitats are subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.

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Similar species: Swifts And Hummingbirds
Species identified by Ferdy Christant
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By Ferdy Christant

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Uploaded Dec 1, 2017. Captured Oct 17, 2017 08:42.
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  • NIKON D850
  • f/7.1
  • 1/250s
  • ISO200
  • 240mm